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package org.as3commons.logging.util {
	
	import flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName;
	
	/**
	 * Transforms a input class or object to a viable logger name.
	 * 
	 * @author Martin Heidegger
	 * @param input Class or object from which the class name will be taken from
	 * @return Classname prepared to be used within the logging framework.
	 */
	public function toLogName(input:*):String {
		if(input == null) {
			return input;
		} else {
			// replace the colons (::) in the name since this is not allowed in the Flex logging API
			return getQualifiedClassName(input).replace("::", ".");
		}
	}
}
